REI amends customer return policy June 5, 2013 Customers won’t be able to return those seven-year-old hiking boots to REI just because they don’t fit anymore.
2012/13 SNEWS FitBiz Retailer Report: Store counts rise for first time in six years May 5, 2013 For the first time since 2007, the number of U.S. specialty fitness retail stores increased year-over-year, ending a six-year slide set off by the great recession and a changing consumer landscape.
Women and marketing: Why gender-specific plans don’t work November 10, 2013 SNEWS Merchandising Editor Robin Enright talks about the importance to include women in overall marketing strategies rather than just targeting them.
Iconic outdoor retailer Adventure 16 sells distribution business March 30, 2014 3Comments Iconic outdoor retailer Adventure 16 has sold its wholesale distribution business to New York-based Summit Distribution.
Send us your fitness retail feedback for SNEWS FitBiz 2013/14 March 27, 2014 0Comments Our 11th annual SNEWS FitBiz Retailer Report is around the corner. Send us feedback on how your fitness retail shop fared during the past year.
Get a spring/summer refresher with our O.R. Daily Summer Market digital issues March 20, 2014 0Comments Spring is here! Refresh your memory from last Summer Market on the top new spring/summer products and trends hitting the retail shelves now.
Fitness retail in America’s fittest and fattest city March 20, 2014 0Comments Find out who's the fitness and fattest city in the nation, and what the fitness retail scene is like in each.
Mountain Equipment Co-op CEO David Labistour on the bumpy path to becoming more inclusive outdoors March 16, 2014 0Comments SNEWS talks to MEC CEO David Labistour on the retailer’s efforts to widen the scope of the outdoors and reach more consumers.
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Iconic outdoor retailer Adventure 16 sells distribution business
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Fitness retail in America’s fittest and fattest city
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